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i am afraid that dukakis's foreign policy views are too far left for me. he wants no u.s. military presence in korea. no u.s. military presence in central america. no u.s. military presence at the pentagon. [laughter] reagan: caucus got good news about the jimmy carter endorsement. he is not getting it. -- michael dukakis got good news about the jimmy carter endorsement -- he is not getting it. [laughter] [applause] president reagan: george bush is doing well. george has been a wonderful vice president but nobody is perfect. [laughter] i put him in charge of antiterrorism and the mclaughlin group is still on the air. [laughter] but with so much focus on a presidential election, i have been feeling a little lonely these days. i am so desperate for attention i almost considered holding a news conference. [laughter] i have even had time to watch the oscars. i was a little disappointed in emperor." ithe last thought it was going to be about don regan. [laughter] of course i still have lots of work here. there is that panamanian business. one thing i cannot figure, the congress
i am afraid that dukakis's foreign policy views are too far left for me. he wants no u.s. military presence in korea. no u.s. military presence in central america. no u.s. military presence at the pentagon. [laughter] reagan: caucus got good news about the jimmy carter endorsement. he is not getting it. -- michael dukakis got good news about the jimmy carter endorsement -- he is not getting it. [laughter] [applause] president reagan: george bush is doing well. george has been a wonderful vice...
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i am afraid that dukakis's foreign policy views are too far left for me. he wants no u.s. military presence in korea. no u.s. military presence in central america. no u.s. military presence at the pentagon. [laughter] president reagan: caucus got good news about the jimmy carter endorsement. he is not getting it. [laughter] [applause] president reagan: george bush is doing well. george has been a wonderful vice president but nobody is perfect. [laughter] i put him in charge of antiterrorism and the mclaughlin group is still on the air. [laughter] but with so much focus on a presidential election, i have been feeling a little lonely these days. i am so desperate for attention i almost considered holding a news conference. [laughter] i have even had time to watch the oscars. i was a little disappointed in that movie "the last emperor." i thought it was going to be about don regan. [laughter] of course i still have lots of work here. there is that panamanian business. one thing i cannot figure, the congress wants to bring the panamanian economy to its knees, why doesn't it ju
i am afraid that dukakis's foreign policy views are too far left for me. he wants no u.s. military presence in korea. no u.s. military presence in central america. no u.s. military presence at the pentagon. [laughter] president reagan: caucus got good news about the jimmy carter endorsement. he is not getting it. [laughter] [applause] president reagan: george bush is doing well. george has been a wonderful vice president but nobody is perfect. [laughter] i put him in charge of antiterrorism and...
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that, in short, was the mccain american foreign policy, moral, engaged, and strong. again these words were not , rhetoric for john. he acted on them and lived on them. in our travels around the world i could tell you he always reassured our allies and unsettled our enemies, standing for america's best values, attacking totalitarian governments. if we were going to a country that was not fully free, john insisted we meet with the local human rights activists as well as the government. i will never forget that day in myanmar, during the dictatorship there. we met three men who had just been released from political prison and showed signs of physical and psychological abuse. yet, they told us that they would never have survived if they had not heard in jail that the great american senator john mccain had supported their cause, read their names on the u.s. senate floor and demanded their release. on another occasion we visited a refugee camp for syrians forced out of their country into turkey by the brutal aggression of assad and the russians. we were the first members o
that, in short, was the mccain american foreign policy, moral, engaged, and strong. again these words were not , rhetoric for john. he acted on them and lived on them. in our travels around the world i could tell you he always reassured our allies and unsettled our enemies, standing for america's best values, attacking totalitarian governments. if we were going to a country that was not fully free, john insisted we meet with the local human rights activists as well as the government. i will...
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mccainn short, was the american foreign-policy, moral, engaged, and strong. these words were not rhetoric for john. he acted on them and lived on them. alliesys reassured our and unsettled our enemies, standing for america's values, attacking totalitarian government. if we were going to a country that was not fully free, john insisted we meet with the local human rights activist as well as the government. i will never forget that day in myanmar, during the dictatorship who hade met three men just been released from political prison and showed signs of physical and psychological abuse. yet, they told us that they would never have survived if thathad not heard in jail the great american senator, john mccain, had supported their their names on the u.s. senate floor and demand it their release. -- demanded their release. visited a refugee camp or syrians forced out of their country into turkey where the assad.ion of we were the first members of congress to visit that camp and there was concern about the reception we would receive. earlier that day, a u.n. officia
mccainn short, was the american foreign-policy, moral, engaged, and strong. these words were not rhetoric for john. he acted on them and lived on them. alliesys reassured our and unsettled our enemies, standing for america's values, attacking totalitarian government. if we were going to a country that was not fully free, john insisted we meet with the local human rights activist as well as the government. i will never forget that day in myanmar, during the dictatorship who hade met three men...
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host: i want to go back to some of these issues and talk about iraq and foreign policy, but let's talk about you. you were born in missouri and moved along -- around a lot as a child. what do you remember? former senator webb: my father was a pie that but did not have any college, so we spent one and half years back in missouri where i was born and then reentered the military. so from that period, all through my early life, we moved constantly. we had a lot of family separations. i like to say to our military people that i know what it is like to have a data deployed. i know what is like to be deployed, and i know what it is like to have a son to white. very much how we grew up, the sacrifices that military families make and the sense of duty that so many people who serve have. also i learned how to operate in a lot of different geographical and ethnic backgrounds. i went to nine different schools in five years. at one point, we were in missouri, texas, alabama, california nebraska, where i graduated from high school. so i learned a lot about the country, i think and i learned about du
host: i want to go back to some of these issues and talk about iraq and foreign policy, but let's talk about you. you were born in missouri and moved along -- around a lot as a child. what do you remember? former senator webb: my father was a pie that but did not have any college, so we spent one and half years back in missouri where i was born and then reentered the military. so from that period, all through my early life, we moved constantly. we had a lot of family separations. i like to say...
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i am afraid that dukakis' foreign-policy views are a little too far left for me. he wants no u.s. military presence in korea anymore. no u.s. military presence in central america. and no u.s. military presence at the pentagon. [laughter] dukakis got great news today, though, about the jimmy carter endorsement. he isn't getting it. [laughter] [applause] ronald reagan: george bush is doing well. george has been a wonderful vice president, but nobody is perfect. [laughter] i put him in charge of antiterrorism, and the mclaughlin group is still on the air. [laughter] but with so much focus on the presidential election, i have been feeling a little lonely these days. i am so desperate for attention, i almost considered holding a news conference. [laughter] i have even had time to watch the oscars. i was a little disappointed in that movie "the last emperor." i thought it was going to be about don regan. [laughter] [applause] of course, i still have lots of work here. there is that panamanian business going on. one thing i can't figure, the congress wants to bring the panamanian economy
i am afraid that dukakis' foreign-policy views are a little too far left for me. he wants no u.s. military presence in korea anymore. no u.s. military presence in central america. and no u.s. military presence at the pentagon. [laughter] dukakis got great news today, though, about the jimmy carter endorsement. he isn't getting it. [laughter] [applause] ronald reagan: george bush is doing well. george has been a wonderful vice president, but nobody is perfect. [laughter] i put him in charge of...
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was notn foreign policy for interfering in world affairs . but he had a firm response dealing with the soviets at the time i continued what president's and did -- president nick's and did with china -- nixon did with china. and you focus on the evil empire, latin america and elsewhere, promoting marcos in the philippines. i want to make sure it is not all just the glorious reagan days. trade,ut on the topic of there is a big difference with the reagan administration, but those were different times. nafta was successful in this country. ,t was successful for canada for mexico. tpb would have been successful in moving away from the chinese shadow and more to america. and from the strategic national security point of view, that would have been better. .o there are major differences with donald trump there is a mishmash of policy. david: this is the last question. you get it. oh, two. quick questions, quick answers. >> my question, thank you for being here, let me give you a background first. i am from dallas, texas, and i go to brown, one of the
was notn foreign policy for interfering in world affairs . but he had a firm response dealing with the soviets at the time i continued what president's and did -- president nick's and did with china -- nixon did with china. and you focus on the evil empire, latin america and elsewhere, promoting marcos in the philippines. i want to make sure it is not all just the glorious reagan days. trade,ut on the topic of there is a big difference with the reagan administration, but those were different...
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. >> from foreign policy to healthcare, from the environment to free market principles, newt is one of the most respected experts on conservative policy. and he's led many organizations focused on delivering real change. our story, our republican story, is a proud one. we believe in people. we believe in families. we believe in freedom. newt gingrich knows we must remember the values that made our party and our nation strong. and together we can take back this great country again. >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the honorable newt gingrich. [cheers and applause] >> thank you all very, very much. and i'm going to thank mcconnell and john baner for inviting me on behalf of the two committees. i want to thank john corner and pete sessions for having been such gracious hosts. i also want to thank governor pay lynn and todd for coming tonight and for being part of this -- governor palin. [cheers and applause] >> i came in with sarah and todd. we came to the bottom of the steps over here. john mccain was there very gracious,ly welcoming us. i have to tell you. despite every effort of
. >> from foreign policy to healthcare, from the environment to free market principles, newt is one of the most respected experts on conservative policy. and he's led many organizations focused on delivering real change. our story, our republican story, is a proud one. we believe in people. we believe in families. we believe in freedom. newt gingrich knows we must remember the values that made our party and our nation strong. and together we can take back this great country again....
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and when you talked about foreign policy let's be careful here. i believe in a foreign policy that defends us and i'm not some guy who would cut our troops down to almost nothing. i believe as a ronald reagan conservative. but here's the thing. this is why i'm in the race. people have fought and died for this dockment and we have compromised this document and that's what led us to where we are. and all the blood spilled to take us to where we are is what's gotten us here. i want to get us back to that. for example, i want to abolish the national department of education because there's no constitutional mandate for it. you've not proposed that. it may seem to some people to be a bit far but it's not. and we need someone to get us back. and democrats will come along when they see in this case where it's going to bring this country. >> thank you. jamie has the next question. >> thank you. i think you all would agree that current immigration policy isn't working. that it's led to more than 11 million undocumented illegal immigrants currently living in
and when you talked about foreign policy let's be careful here. i believe in a foreign policy that defends us and i'm not some guy who would cut our troops down to almost nothing. i believe as a ronald reagan conservative. but here's the thing. this is why i'm in the race. people have fought and died for this dockment and we have compromised this document and that's what led us to where we are. and all the blood spilled to take us to where we are is what's gotten us here. i want to get us back...
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that is where foreign-policy starts. that is where foreign-policy starts. you do not have to be a rocket scientist to figure that you stand beside your friend and you keep an eye on your enemy. so, as i continue this journey -- and when i talk about these common-sense solutions, some of the people that did not get the memo that i am running still like to say, "well, that is an awful lot of stuff to try to get done in washington, d.c. you do not know how washington, d.c. works." i said, "i do. it does not work. that is why i am running." [applause] the american people are not going to send me to the white house to learn how washington works. you will be sending me there to change washington, d.c. from the way it does not work. [applause] i encourage you to continue on this journey because we can do this. because of your encouragement and the encouragement of people around this great nation, i made the decision to try and take my talents and my experiences to the white house because it is not about us, folks, it is about the children and grandchildren. i have
that is where foreign-policy starts. that is where foreign-policy starts. you do not have to be a rocket scientist to figure that you stand beside your friend and you keep an eye on your enemy. so, as i continue this journey -- and when i talk about these common-sense solutions, some of the people that did not get the memo that i am running still like to say, "well, that is an awful lot of stuff to try to get done in washington, d.c. you do not know how washington, d.c. works." i...
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and on foreign policy he's worse than barack obama. he has now declared war, which is the key to victory. and so from a foreign policy point of view, he is an absolute disaster. it's better that a than a republican win the nomination and not donald trump. the best alternative is to nominate someone with half a brain on foreign policy. someone that is a good and decent person. if you want foreign policy change, the only way that we lose is to have an alternative to hillary clinton that is mean and hateful and illogical. how do you grow the party with donald trump saying that most illegal immigrants are rapists and drug lords. we are losing because we are driving people away. young people. and so if you just nominate a normal, everyday conservative republican who understands what this war is all about, you will beat hillary clinton because she represents something that people are tired of. but the one thing that america will not embrace, what donald trump has to offer doesn't make us great again. it makes us weaker than we actually alrea
and on foreign policy he's worse than barack obama. he has now declared war, which is the key to victory. and so from a foreign policy point of view, he is an absolute disaster. it's better that a than a republican win the nomination and not donald trump. the best alternative is to nominate someone with half a brain on foreign policy. someone that is a good and decent person. if you want foreign policy change, the only way that we lose is to have an alternative to hillary clinton that is mean...
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reagan republican who believes it is not good to get to the left of obama on foreign policy. immigration is a problem that is not going to get fixed by yelling about it. president bush tried to fix immigration and i wish he had been successful. 11 million immigrants are here to find a job. you need to increase border patrol agent. we have put technology on the borders but they keep coming here to work. we are not being overrun by illegal canadians. down with the other party on occasion. i am a good conservative, check my record, but i am also a problem solver, and this country needs to solve problems. >> and to tweak the question, why is it so wrong for like-minded democrats and republicans to try to find common ground on big issues such as the federal debt, immigration, social security reform? how does anything get done on these big issues if each side digs in their heels? >> certainly, we need to see change, but we don't need to fundamentally transform america. we need to transform washington, d.c. i believe in limiting the size and scope of our government. i believe in sma
reagan republican who believes it is not good to get to the left of obama on foreign policy. immigration is a problem that is not going to get fixed by yelling about it. president bush tried to fix immigration and i wish he had been successful. 11 million immigrants are here to find a job. you need to increase border patrol agent. we have put technology on the borders but they keep coming here to work. we are not being overrun by illegal canadians. down with the other party on occasion. i am a...
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policy. good morning. first of all, tell us what the immigration law clinic is at the university of houston and what you do there. guest: i will be happy to. we are a law clinic, our primary goal is two fold, to teach students to be ethical and competent attorneys, and in addition we serve the community. we help immigrants with all types of family-based cases and also humanitarian cases. host: what exactly happened with the supreme court decision, a lot of this news got lost because of what was going on in afghanistan, but it was a pretty major decision this week. take us through exactly what the supreme court said. guest: i think i will take a step back because such a complicated issue, immigration is one of the most complicated issues. judge pozen are on the seventh circuit said it was the most complicated field of law behind tax law. immigration, this policy is called the migrant protection protocol, and also called remain in mexico, and this was started back in 2019 from the trump adminis
policy. good morning. first of all, tell us what the immigration law clinic is at the university of houston and what you do there. guest: i will be happy to. we are a law clinic, our primary goal is two fold, to teach students to be ethical and competent attorneys, and in addition we serve the community. we help immigrants with all types of family-based cases and also humanitarian cases. host: what exactly happened with the supreme court decision, a lot of this news got lost because of what was...
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foreign policy. >> conservatives agree that restraint should be a guiding principle of foreign policy because conservatives are realists. recognizing and sharing libertarians' concern about the tendency of a robust national defense to strengthen the national government. but we also recognize that we must have a balance between maximizing freedom at home and protecting citizens from threats beyond our borders. because in the age of globalized threats we require u.s. commitments abroad. a conservative foreign policy is one that emphasizes prudence over dog ma. because national stewart is not a singlele player game. while history can inform contemporary solutions it can never provide an exact roadmap. that is what prudence is required. we have to take other nation's actions into account. our libertarian colleagues would certainly agree that information is decentralized, while no longer public policy is that more true than in foreign policy? the question before us tonight then is what does restraint look like in the real world? libertarianism is fond of saying the united states should red
foreign policy. >> conservatives agree that restraint should be a guiding principle of foreign policy because conservatives are realists. recognizing and sharing libertarians' concern about the tendency of a robust national defense to strengthen the national government. but we also recognize that we must have a balance between maximizing freedom at home and protecting citizens from threats beyond our borders. because in the age of globalized threats we require u.s. commitments abroad. a...
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we need to have a foreign policy based on values. mercedes: it is just you parse it the way you want to parse it. he has made those comments sticking with the nato allies in his speech. david: let's go to some questions. there is a microphone there and a microphone there. i did say i had a preference for students. students through some and other people want to join, please do so. tell us your name and maybe where you are from, and let's hear your question. we will start over here. is the microphone on? >> hello? >> yes. >> hello? >> it works. speak right into it. my question is twofold. you talk about how divided our country is and how there are two sections of it that trump is talking to. like they hear one and we hear something else. i'm wondering on our side what we should be doing to bridge that gap and on your side, something you support, how we can bridge that gap when the president constantly walks into likelicy related matters, attacking the president this past weekend, and objectively .ies i check fox news every morning, and
we need to have a foreign policy based on values. mercedes: it is just you parse it the way you want to parse it. he has made those comments sticking with the nato allies in his speech. david: let's go to some questions. there is a microphone there and a microphone there. i did say i had a preference for students. students through some and other people want to join, please do so. tell us your name and maybe where you are from, and let's hear your question. we will start over here. is the...
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i am upset about the whole foreign policy thing. i think it is not a republican or democratic issue, but the government has decided that they worldnot compete in the of free trade and economics. when you have deep state funding people, whether it be helical drugs, pharmaceutical, medical, a lot of things happen this way in terms of funding in dark it makes a big difference. finally talking about it, and that is a good thing. i don't know what to say on thatnts, but my thing is if we could quote tolstoy, history would be so good if it were true or something to that nature -- paraphrasing. host: we hear from robert in michigan on the independent line. robert: i am concerned about the health care program. things i wantuple to know. can't fix what needs to be fixed. another thing i want to know and i've had no response from anybody in trump's office, who is writing this bill? who is writing this stuff? is it the drug companies? who is writing it? that does make a difference, could somebody tell me, please. host: we expected debate on tu
i am upset about the whole foreign policy thing. i think it is not a republican or democratic issue, but the government has decided that they worldnot compete in the of free trade and economics. when you have deep state funding people, whether it be helical drugs, pharmaceutical, medical, a lot of things happen this way in terms of funding in dark it makes a big difference. finally talking about it, and that is a good thing. i don't know what to say on thatnts, but my thing is if we could quote...
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. >> i really love ron paul foreign-policy and his total anti war mindset. it is something that is important to me because i do not understand why we are sending children off to die for no reason. on the same token he is one of the very few gop's that are talking about ending the war on drugs. it is important to me -- he is one of the few candidates talking about it. >> how much interest are you seeing on campus about the primary? >> we are seeing a fair amount. we are on the winter break. just before when we were still around everybody was interested in seeing one candidate coming out. we were trying to keep them updated. i know the college republicans had at least three or four of them come out in december. that was awesome. they had a great showing. >> the brief continues through tuesday, so what does that mean for getting out the vote? >> there are a lot of students coming back up to vote or are doing and absentee. something we have been pushing as an organization. i know there are others trying to encourage students. this area is interesting because the
. >> i really love ron paul foreign-policy and his total anti war mindset. it is something that is important to me because i do not understand why we are sending children off to die for no reason. on the same token he is one of the very few gop's that are talking about ending the war on drugs. it is important to me -- he is one of the few candidates talking about it. >> how much interest are you seeing on campus about the primary? >> we are seeing a fair amount. we are on the...
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we also have to have a different foreign policy. we have a foreign policy that is deeply flawed. it is a foreign policy that always brings great nations down. even in our recent history, what brought the soviets down? i was drafted in the 1960's. they had a 30,000 nuclear missiles. we did not have to fight them. they collapsed because of their flaw that foreign policy of over extending themselves. we are doing the same thing. people too often will say to that we are going to talk about foreign policy. the other that we will talk about economic policy. how could you talk about economic policy without talking about all of the spending overseas? that is why we need all of the troops to come home. [cheers and applause] we need a policy that is constitutional. the founders gave us good guidelines. we have a responsibility to a strong national defense. but today the president does not come to the congress and the people. they just go to war. sometimes they do not even consult with congress. but they are always ready to go to nato and take their marching orders from the u. n. a foreign
we also have to have a different foreign policy. we have a foreign policy that is deeply flawed. it is a foreign policy that always brings great nations down. even in our recent history, what brought the soviets down? i was drafted in the 1960's. they had a 30,000 nuclear missiles. we did not have to fight them. they collapsed because of their flaw that foreign policy of over extending themselves. we are doing the same thing. people too often will say to that we are going to talk about foreign...
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earlier today, we spoke with the council on foreign relations about foreign-policy positions. here is a look. host: donald trump gave a speech on foreign policy on which -- during which he outlined his philosophy. here is that speech. trump: my foreign policy will always put the interests of the american people and american security above all else. it has to be first. has to be. foundation ofhe every single decision i will make. host: joining us to talk about a potential foreign policy , he is the senior fellow in national security studies. , good morning. you recently said he would be a big mess -- the biggest national security threat the united states whatever face. can you expand on that? guest: absolutely. the foreign policies and economic policies he advocates are the same that got us into the great depression and world war ii. they would be an economic and foreign-policy disaster for the country. he wants to abandon our nearest and dearest allies in europe himself withating america's enemies like vladimir putin. he wants to ban muslims from coming to the united, which wo
earlier today, we spoke with the council on foreign relations about foreign-policy positions. here is a look. host: donald trump gave a speech on foreign policy on which -- during which he outlined his philosophy. here is that speech. trump: my foreign policy will always put the interests of the american people and american security above all else. it has to be first. has to be. foundation ofhe every single decision i will make. host: joining us to talk about a potential foreign policy , he is...
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under the obama clinton foreign-policy, russia has emerged as a resurgent threat. china looks with a coveted eye on the land of our allies in the region. a nuclear north korea and a near nor clear -- nuclear iran urine to devastate our home line -- homeland. and radical islamic terrorism unleashes an evil that threatens the world. two weeks before our party gathers in cleveland all americans will celebrate the 240th birthday of the united states of america. american parents and grandparents will watch the fireworks with their kids and ring of the grandchildren and great-grandchildren to come, and wonder how future generations of americans remember what we do not only this summer, but in the coming decades. rise to meet the challenges on the international stage or will we withdraw and cower from the world? freedom ofure thought, expression and religion for future generations? [applause] or will we succumb to the political correctness here at home? will we hold fast to our founding values of rewarding talent, hard work and industry, or will we continue on the path of
under the obama clinton foreign-policy, russia has emerged as a resurgent threat. china looks with a coveted eye on the land of our allies in the region. a nuclear north korea and a near nor clear -- nuclear iran urine to devastate our home line -- homeland. and radical islamic terrorism unleashes an evil that threatens the world. two weeks before our party gathers in cleveland all americans will celebrate the 240th birthday of the united states of america. american parents and grandparents...
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foreign policy is very hard. how do we move and how we see change in the world towards freedom? even though foreign policy is complex, this decision to speak out on behalf of the oppressed people in iran should not be. this should be a very easy decision for the leadership of america, for the public in america to stand alongside of the people in iran who are fighting for a larger voice, for freedom and opportunity against a tyrannical regime. this is the natural place for the american people to be. it is the natural place for this congress to be, and i applaud our leadership, i applaud the leadership on the democratic side of the aisle to enable this congress to firmly establish an plant itself in a complex and difficult world squarely on the side of freedom and democracy. >> the ayatollah khamenei is the dictator in iran. he overstepped in this farcical election, imposing once again, is a puppet president, ahmadinejad. the other who -- the others who aspired to the puppet presidency are upset. the iranian people heroically are utilizing this moment of division in the dictatorsh
foreign policy is very hard. how do we move and how we see change in the world towards freedom? even though foreign policy is complex, this decision to speak out on behalf of the oppressed people in iran should not be. this should be a very easy decision for the leadership of america, for the public in america to stand alongside of the people in iran who are fighting for a larger voice, for freedom and opportunity against a tyrannical regime. this is the natural place for the american people to...
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the focus tonight is foreign policy. we want to welcome all the students including our partnership withwq the washingtn center as well as george mason university and purdue university. i want to share you to all of you students something that was on the l.a. time's website today. it was written about extentively as poll numbers continue to show how tight the race is. the possibility of an electoral deadlock. here's what needs to happen. if the president carries wisconsin, ohio and new hampshire, and carries the other state that's he's expected to carry, and mitt romney wins florida, virginia, iowa, colorado and nevada, then we have a potential to get to 269-269. this is one of the -- one of the issue that's you have talked about. thank you so much for being with us. how likely is it that we could get that that 269-269 and explain why the founding fathers never thought of that as a possibility? >> right. the likelihood remains low except as you pointed out the scenario, it's possible. the reality it's an awful procedure
the focus tonight is foreign policy. we want to welcome all the students including our partnership withwq the washingtn center as well as george mason university and purdue university. i want to share you to all of you students something that was on the l.a. time's website today. it was written about extentively as poll numbers continue to show how tight the race is. the possibility of an electoral deadlock. here's what needs to happen. if the president carries wisconsin, ohio and new...
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submit that 2016 could be the first foreign policy national election since 1980. sadly, this administration has reduced our army to its smallest size since 1940. the navy has fewer ships and our air force has its smallest tactical fighter force in history. history teaches you cannot reduce our military strength without provoking our enemies. weakness arouses evil. as we speak, it is across the world. the president says jobs are the answer to violent jihad. mr. president, jihadi john doesn't want a job. he wants to see paradise. and i think we should help him get there as quickly as possible. [applause] and with the growing threat of homegrown terror, it's important to remember our first line of defense is the right of self-defense. now more than ever, the right to keep and bear arms must not be infringed on the american people. but violent jihad is not our only threat. in asia, china is massively expanding its military. the pentagon admitted that the china satellite and ballistic missile technologies are rapidly approaching parity with our own. and as we gather he
submit that 2016 could be the first foreign policy national election since 1980. sadly, this administration has reduced our army to its smallest size since 1940. the navy has fewer ships and our air force has its smallest tactical fighter force in history. history teaches you cannot reduce our military strength without provoking our enemies. weakness arouses evil. as we speak, it is across the world. the president says jobs are the answer to violent jihad. mr. president, jihadi john doesn't...
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barack obama's foreign policy is failing. radical islam, contrary to what he will tell you, is on the rise all stop those who have fought so bravely since 9/11, there's nobody in the senate will have their backs better than i will. i understand the threats we face and if i go back to the senate, it is with a purpose to rebuild the party and take care of those who have had our back and make havethat in south carolina the voice people will listen to and respect. to thankof all, i want you all for having us here in this first debate senator graham will stop i first want to say i'm not a politician. i'm a wife, mother, and a successful small business owner. in fact, six years ago, i started my own company doing technology and marketing consulting. small worked with businesses, startup companies and entrepreneurs and larger companies as well. i believe career politicians are the problem, not the solution. i have spent months over the course of this campaign listening to the people of south carolina and i firmly believe they are re
barack obama's foreign policy is failing. radical islam, contrary to what he will tell you, is on the rise all stop those who have fought so bravely since 9/11, there's nobody in the senate will have their backs better than i will. i understand the threats we face and if i go back to the senate, it is with a purpose to rebuild the party and take care of those who have had our back and make havethat in south carolina the voice people will listen to and respect. to thankof all, i want you all for...
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i'm not here to say we should not have robust debate on foreign policy and social issues. we should have those things. we are a party and the movement of ideas, and debating things openly is important. i'm not saying we should just crown people nominees without blinking an eye and sort of do with the democrats due, immediately and unquestionably stand up and salute. they are much better at that than we are. i don't think we ought to aspire to be just like them. however, we have to think about too tediously when it -- strategically when it makes sense to fight against each other, went to kiss and make up and go on to the real battle united. if we don't do that, the left will continue to es for lunch every single -- eat us for lunch every single cycle, and they are absolutely thrilled to see this inter-necine fight play out. that is the challenge, to figure out how to navigate those seas. on a positive note, what you have done on the senate race in colorado is exactly what needs to be done nationally. thank you. [applause] >> thanks. that gets us to a great start. thinking a
i'm not here to say we should not have robust debate on foreign policy and social issues. we should have those things. we are a party and the movement of ideas, and debating things openly is important. i'm not saying we should just crown people nominees without blinking an eye and sort of do with the democrats due, immediately and unquestionably stand up and salute. they are much better at that than we are. i don't think we ought to aspire to be just like them. however, we have to think about...
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bush: donald trump says he gets his foreign-policy and will traded vice from the shows. really? the commander in chief, someone aspiring to be the president just turns on the television on sunday morning and think that is enough, to be able to lead this country? donald trump is all excited that vladimir putin thinks he is a good man and he rewards vladimir putin with praise as well? really? the man who believes the united states is in decline and takes every step forward while we step back is a hero of donald trump's? really? he is not a serious person. he is a chaotic candidate with creates fun entertainment for people, but he would be a chaotic president. we need someone who has a steady hand, who has plans to keep us safe. here is my commitment to you -- i will be a commander-in-chief, not a divider in chief or agitator in chief. i will lead this country to a more secure place where we can get to the business of creating prosperity again for our great country. [applause] as it relates to the economy, there is much to be done. hillary clinton has given barack obama an "a." may
bush: donald trump says he gets his foreign-policy and will traded vice from the shows. really? the commander in chief, someone aspiring to be the president just turns on the television on sunday morning and think that is enough, to be able to lead this country? donald trump is all excited that vladimir putin thinks he is a good man and he rewards vladimir putin with praise as well? really? the man who believes the united states is in decline and takes every step forward while we step back is a...
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policy as well as their diplomacy. we have other ambassadorships to other religious institutions? guest: no. there is no other religious institution that has been perceived as a sovereign. has been perceived as a sovereign nation for 1200 years, even though it lacks territory and a hegemon us agenda. agenda.oneous host: the book is "the global vatican," written by francis rooney. mark is from fort phil, north dakota on the republican line. about: the guest talked iraq and islamic extremism. experts agree that the majority of the islamic extremism and terrorism that comes from it in andes like iraq and syria north africa and pakistan, it's , form of neofascism particularly a sect known as wahhabism. june 6, 23 in a senate judiciary saidttee, chairman jon kyl the problem we are looking at today is the state-sponsored and funding of an extremist ideology that provides recruiting grounds, support, and money.ure, he is a republican. chuck schumer said the same the saudi government must repudiate wahhabism. host: what would
policy as well as their diplomacy. we have other ambassadorships to other religious institutions? guest: no. there is no other religious institution that has been perceived as a sovereign. has been perceived as a sovereign nation for 1200 years, even though it lacks territory and a hegemon us agenda. agenda.oneous host: the book is "the global vatican," written by francis rooney. mark is from fort phil, north dakota on the republican line. about: the guest talked iraq and islamic...
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they say we have to have a foreign policy within our means. eisenhower is my favorite modern president. it would ruin our domestic equilibrium, we will not be a great power. the cato institute focuses on economics. that is what i do with my job. if i am asked to do anything, i will take the transatlantic flight. >> why would the dutch government want you? >> when you are in europe, you talk about america. they talk about the american decline and nobody talks about that here. they talk about when the dollar will be attacked. they are not happy about it. they think it is terrible. their cake -- they care intensely about the greatest ally getting weaker. when an america i talk about europe. i have a unique background to be on both sides of the atlantic. >> give us a scenario where the dutch government is using your expertise. do you go to them and go to them and talk to them on the fun? >> i work at a think tank called the hague centre for strategic studies and the dutch government funds by stay there. they call me up from the foreign ministry. h
they say we have to have a foreign policy within our means. eisenhower is my favorite modern president. it would ruin our domestic equilibrium, we will not be a great power. the cato institute focuses on economics. that is what i do with my job. if i am asked to do anything, i will take the transatlantic flight. >> why would the dutch government want you? >> when you are in europe, you talk about america. they talk about the american decline and nobody talks about that here. they...
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the iranian nuclear deal has to be looked at in terms of our overall foreign policy. that was the signal to iran and russia and china, the store is open. what do you do? the first thing i would do as president is ask the congress to give me one tool. that if you did business with iran, you cannot do business with american banks. i think there would be enough support in congress. you have an $18 trillion banking system. i would wait for the phone to ring and his western countries would start calling. and here is what i would say to the ayatollah. if you wanted nuclear power program for peaceful purposes, you can have it. mexico and canada have power programs, but they do not enrich uranium. we will supply the fuel so we don't have to worry about you making it into a bomb. if that is all you ever wanted, then you can have it. how many people believe they have a power plant -- they want a power plant? how many believe they want a bomb? the bottom line is they actually wanted on, not a powerplant -- want a bond, not a power -- want a bomb, not a powerplant. the embargo is
the iranian nuclear deal has to be looked at in terms of our overall foreign policy. that was the signal to iran and russia and china, the store is open. what do you do? the first thing i would do as president is ask the congress to give me one tool. that if you did business with iran, you cannot do business with american banks. i think there would be enough support in congress. you have an $18 trillion banking system. i would wait for the phone to ring and his western countries would start...
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you see any prospects on the future of an immigration foreign policy, the kind of policy that would create a pathway to citizenship for so many of the people that are presently undocumented, particularly the dreamers? have you heard of any movement in that direction, because the community is hungry for it, do you have any ideas? mindy: i agree, the community is hungry for it, and not just the latino community, the country. on day one with the binding administration, trying to keep those promises around copperheads of immigration reform. the problem is policy, like anything else. we attempted into thousand six and 2013, and the landscape is even more challenging now to get at least at the congressional level to get republicans to come over and support this. the political landscape in the rhetoric and environment right now is incredibly difficult. i am not optimistic anything in the house and senate right now, immediately. but what i am optimistic about is changing public perceptions around immigration reform, and more positive perceptions regarding opinions about immigrants. we have certain
you see any prospects on the future of an immigration foreign policy, the kind of policy that would create a pathway to citizenship for so many of the people that are presently undocumented, particularly the dreamers? have you heard of any movement in that direction, because the community is hungry for it, do you have any ideas? mindy: i agree, the community is hungry for it, and not just the latino community, the country. on day one with the binding administration, trying to keep those...
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the also lose foreign-policy success key. i thought the iran nuclear treaty was a huge success but it has been a big bust with the american people. it has not been solved. that is another story. that is five keys. if it stays at five, the democrats win. because to six the democrats lose. thef it goes to six keys democrats lose. the party contest key. this is such a difficult key to call. early on i thought surely there is a big contest. that is the sixth key interpublic and will win. but then something really strange happened that has never happened before in the history of our country, donald trump. donald trump is such a president shattering candidate that he may be a racing the effect of the democratic contest. in other words, it has been there for a while as the contest between hillary clinton and bernie sanders happen to be, it is being erased by the fact that all of clinton supporters and the vast majority of senior supporters can agree on one thing and one thing only, it would be a catastrophe to have donald trump as p
the also lose foreign-policy success key. i thought the iran nuclear treaty was a huge success but it has been a big bust with the american people. it has not been solved. that is another story. that is five keys. if it stays at five, the democrats win. because to six the democrats lose. thef it goes to six keys democrats lose. the party contest key. this is such a difficult key to call. early on i thought surely there is a big contest. that is the sixth key interpublic and will win. but then...
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policy, but also to deliver a distinctive british foreign policy abroad. i'm aware, coming into this job, of the challenges of foreign policy, which are uniquely tricky. i have always had huge admiration for secretary clinton and the leadership she has provided to the international community as secretary of state. her energy, ideas, advocacy of women's rights, education, development, effective diplomacy -- they are an inspiring example to other foreign ministers and would-be foreign ministers around the world. i pay tribute to her for that. we have very productive talks today that reflected a very wide agenda. we work in partnership on those. we talked about our joint effort in afghanistan, which the prime minister has made our top priority. we will give the strategies -- the nato strategy and the agreements made at the london conference for time and support -- the time and support to succeed. we discussed the relationship in pakistan, where we share common goals and have started discussing ways to enhance and strengthen our cooperation in what we do. on t
policy, but also to deliver a distinctive british foreign policy abroad. i'm aware, coming into this job, of the challenges of foreign policy, which are uniquely tricky. i have always had huge admiration for secretary clinton and the leadership she has provided to the international community as secretary of state. her energy, ideas, advocacy of women's rights, education, development, effective diplomacy -- they are an inspiring example to other foreign ministers and would-be foreign ministers...
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we think of foreign policy as a series of pragmatic issues. other countries, for example the chinese, do not think in terms of solutions. every solution is an admission ticket to another problem. it is a question of national education in answering the question, what are our objectives? what are the best means to achieve these objectives? how can we sustain them over a period of can we sustain them over a period of time? i have experienced -- in the five wars after world war ii we had great enthusiasm. and great national difficulty in ending the. in a number of them, including the last two difficulty, withdrawal became the only definition of strategy. we have to avoid that in the future. and we must know the objective when we start. and the political strategy with which to culminate it. that is our biggest challenge. >> thank you. >> thank you. i would just have to say i am overwhelmed to be before the three of you. there is nothing i can say that would thank you enough for all that you have done. one of the things i wanted to accomplish at thi
we think of foreign policy as a series of pragmatic issues. other countries, for example the chinese, do not think in terms of solutions. every solution is an admission ticket to another problem. it is a question of national education in answering the question, what are our objectives? what are the best means to achieve these objectives? how can we sustain them over a period of can we sustain them over a period of time? i have experienced -- in the five wars after world war ii we had great...
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policy while enforcing the law equally and reforming our finances and social safety net to allow for continued opportunity. and leave the rest to the states. i can practically hear the wheels turning in your heads right now. ducey, this is the best you have got? let me make the case for why it is plausible. first, for nearly a century, the transfer of power from the state to the federal government has been a hostile takeover. congress and the president have continuously usurped authority the founders reserved to the states. in the last two decades as the congress has become largely dysfunctional, more and more it has been by executive order and regulatory agencies where people call the administrative state or the nonconstitutional fourth branch of government that has taken over. and all this time, was happening, the third branch of government the judiciary, sat by and let it happen. it was called judicial restraint. legislators applauded it's because there is no check on their power. i believe with this court as currently constituted, that is about to shift and shift noticeably and a
policy while enforcing the law equally and reforming our finances and social safety net to allow for continued opportunity. and leave the rest to the states. i can practically hear the wheels turning in your heads right now. ducey, this is the best you have got? let me make the case for why it is plausible. first, for nearly a century, the transfer of power from the state to the federal government has been a hostile takeover. congress and the president have continuously usurped authority the...
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afterwards, henry kissinger talks about foreign policy. this is part of president bush's leadership forum in dallas. today, we're going to be talking about technological transformations-- and threats. i'm eva chang and here at the bush center, we take things like
afterwards, henry kissinger talks about foreign policy. this is part of president bush's leadership forum in dallas. today, we're going to be talking about technological transformations-- and threats. i'm eva chang and here at the bush center, we take things like
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can you speak to our foreign policy? >> i think there have been grave foreign policy mistakes that have been made by the left -- the last five presidents. they all build on each other. george w. bush made the fundamental mistake of iraq. now we can talk about why he did it, bad intelligence, flub the decision-making process but whatever it was, it was a flawed decision and i think the president would admit that today given what he now knows about the real weapons of mass destruction etc. which was the basis to go into the war. what it did was steal credibility from us around the world because we said that these were there, colin powell went for the u.n. and said it was there. we turned out to be wrong. the first problem on american foreign policy is we must be honest and credible. the chinese are not in the russians or not. what has always distinguished us in foreign policy as we told people the truth and build friendships based upon the truth. that we believe in freedom and democracy and we will support those who do the
can you speak to our foreign policy? >> i think there have been grave foreign policy mistakes that have been made by the left -- the last five presidents. they all build on each other. george w. bush made the fundamental mistake of iraq. now we can talk about why he did it, bad intelligence, flub the decision-making process but whatever it was, it was a flawed decision and i think the president would admit that today given what he now knows about the real weapons of mass destruction etc....
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social policy, economic policy, and foreign policy, fully embracing each one of those. what we have instead was one wobbly leg with about $1 billion behind it on the republican side from the top of the ticket and affecting every other senate race in the country because of the influence. when fully engaged, each of those policy areas, our real mandate created and a resident on the grass roots level that brings public policy leaders into office of those three areas can be implemented without fully in beijing on each of those area and social policy. we the boats on the table every single time. what we had unfortunately was a de facto truce on social issues. of the factor troops on social issues on one side, but a full embrace of the war on social issues on the other side. republicans have the true. obama launched the war over abortion and on the life issue. therefore he got to completely define what that issue was and what is rape. abortion and grape in the minds of many voters, because the debate was not fully engage. the president's weaknesses, his extreme position on la
social policy, economic policy, and foreign policy, fully embracing each one of those. what we have instead was one wobbly leg with about $1 billion behind it on the republican side from the top of the ticket and affecting every other senate race in the country because of the influence. when fully engaged, each of those policy areas, our real mandate created and a resident on the grass roots level that brings public policy leaders into office of those three areas can be implemented without...
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foreign policy. tonight, a debate between wisconsin governor scott walker and his opponent in the june 5 recall votes. on c-span 2 this morning, nasa administrator state set the international space development conference. live coverage begins at 9:00 eastern.
foreign policy. tonight, a debate between wisconsin governor scott walker and his opponent in the june 5 recall votes. on c-span 2 this morning, nasa administrator state set the international space development conference. live coverage begins at 9:00 eastern.
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foreign-policy over the last 50 years. former senator webb: a lot of people have expected me to make that simple parallel. i have resisted that. i know that vietnam is kind of like a rorschach test. how people look at vietnam our generation, with respect to foreign-policy. even in my first book which i wrote when i was in law school at 28 years old, i was talking more about how we should articulate our national security interests around the world and where we should be willing to be vigorous in terms of our involvement, which led me on the one hand to say the invasion of iraq, the occupation of the -- by the united states of countries in that part of the world would be a huge strategic blunder. at the same time, i believe i have been one of the leading voices in discussing chinese expansionism and the ways we have to deal with the situation we are seeing in the south china sea. i started writing about that and speaking about it 15 years ago. mr. scully: we are seeing it right now. even this week in china. how worried are y
foreign-policy over the last 50 years. former senator webb: a lot of people have expected me to make that simple parallel. i have resisted that. i know that vietnam is kind of like a rorschach test. how people look at vietnam our generation, with respect to foreign-policy. even in my first book which i wrote when i was in law school at 28 years old, i was talking more about how we should articulate our national security interests around the world and where we should be willing to be vigorous in...
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will get the trump economy working gun which clearly it is not doing under the obama and clinton policy. what they heard somebody who understands foreign affairs and on the other side what they see as tim kaine flailing about trying to defend hillary's russian reset button when all it did was unsure russian was on the offensive in crimea and to create one of the worst humanitarian tragedies in the syrian civil war. i think there was a huge contrast there is i think mike pence did an excellent job in hand i think it reaffirms people to know that donald trump is going to surround himself with such great choices like mike pence. >> i don't know if you subscribe to the view that the first presidential debate was not a good performance for donald trump. do you think this gives a boost to the campaign and anyway? >> i think it does give a boost to the campaign. and yes, trump could've done better but he is not a professional politician like hillary clinton. to refocus theed campaign on the issues that provided success that donald trump had. the first disc, is the economy working for working a
will get the trump economy working gun which clearly it is not doing under the obama and clinton policy. what they heard somebody who understands foreign affairs and on the other side what they see as tim kaine flailing about trying to defend hillary's russian reset button when all it did was unsure russian was on the offensive in crimea and to create one of the worst humanitarian tragedies in the syrian civil war. i think there was a huge contrast there is i think mike pence did an excellent...
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there may also be a foreign policy kind of thing. you say, actually, there aren't any threats, which i think is true. i don't think al qaeda is a threat. i think it's a problem. but i don't think you can get up in front of, you know, the c.i.a., which comes in every morning and says, you can't come in and say, no, there aren't any problems. well, there's involved. so basically, knowing there's this tendency for people in office to request for something to worry about, and this fit into the bill very nicely. in templets third question about american policy cause it? in the case of korea, it seems to me, you've got bruce here that knows it more than i do, but, you know, american policy part three in the first half, it was 1950's, 1940's, seems to be in retrospect reasonably sensible. they tried to carve it in half and tried to forget about it if possible, and they did lead the charge and possibly they could have defended it big time, but they did leave an opportunity for the soviet union to authorize and never indirectly give them the
there may also be a foreign policy kind of thing. you say, actually, there aren't any threats, which i think is true. i don't think al qaeda is a threat. i think it's a problem. but i don't think you can get up in front of, you know, the c.i.a., which comes in every morning and says, you can't come in and say, no, there aren't any problems. well, there's involved. so basically, knowing there's this tendency for people in office to request for something to worry about, and this fit into the bill...